Facts About STIs

  • Female and male respondents aged 18-24 years who experienced early intercourse were over two and a half times more likely to have had an STI compared to those whose first intercourse occurred at or after 17 years (ISSHR, 2006).
  • Young people aged 20-29 have the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections (HPSC, 2008).
  • At least 70% of women and 50% of men with Chlamydia have no symptoms (HPSC, 2008).
  • Up to 86% of women and 50% of men with gonorrhoea have no symptoms (HPSC, 2008).
  • Two out of three people who have unprotected sex with a partner with genital warts will develop the disease (HPSC, 2008).
  • In the space of ten years, there has been a 700% increase in cases of Chlamydia in Ireland (HPSC, 2008).
  • Between 1998 and 2003 the number of reported HIV infections rose by 243% (HPSC, 2008).

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